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Denny's #6548 Amherst, OH 27-Nov-96, 5:20pm EST 900 N. Leavitt Rd. (216) 984-2426

• Attendees: P7A77
• Wait-person(s): a whole bunch
• What we ate: P7A77 - Coffee
• Throughout my stay at this Denny's there were at least four or five employees in my general area. At one time, I think I counted ten. Fairly high concentration for the counter and register, I think. They all seemed fairly amused by me, though. At first I think they thought I was some official Denny's person (I was wearing one of my Denny's tshirts), but once they realized I was just some random freak, they calmed down a bit. I should mention that the photo for this entry only has about half of the employees in it.
  What makes this visit notable (other than the gaggle of employees hovering over me like so many buzzards) is that, after receiving many email complaints about the commercial involving the pig, I was finally able to get someone to describe it to me, as I've never seen the commercial myself. From what I've heard, it sounds fairly amusing. I don't see what all the fuss is about. Well, I understand why the fuss, but I think it's fairly silly and misdirected. Or maybe I'm just dark and cynical that way.
  The sign outside had the old logo, as did the coffee mugs. Also, as I was sitting at the counter, a cook named Jason sat next to me. That's twice in a row in two different restaurants. Freaky.
• WAY: Undetermined
• Free Stuff: OJ Carafe, RB Float Glass

Denny's #6286 Bluffton, Ohio 31-Mar-96, 9:30pm EST 851 S.R. 103 (419) 358-8581

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Aaron T. Porter, Kasey Princell, Chris Roehl, Dan Springer, Kristen VonGruben, Anne Wooster, Josh "The Bear" Wyen
• Wait-person(s): Stacey (waitress), Chris (supervisor)
• What we ate: P7A77 - Chocolate Shake, John - Chocolate Shake, J-R - Choclate Sundae, Aaron - Vanilla Shake, Kasey - Vanilla Shake with Barq's Root Beer
• They seemed quite happy and eager to see us there. We found out later (while we were leaving) that the N. Baltimore Denny's phoned ahead and warned them that there was "a bus full of hippies" arriving. A fun time was had by all, and Chris (the cute supervisor) seemed quite amused. He even came in Das Büs for a photo (but, alas, he would not come with us). It should be noted here that Chris is only 19 years old, and he's already flyin' all around the country to open new Denny's. He's even been paid to go to Florida.
  In the bathroom was written several things, amoung the more interesting being, "Christ is the Answer", "KKK all the Way", and "If you read this, they will come."
  Chris was kind enough to score us all sorts of great Denny's stuff, including a Denny's quick-reference cookbook. Now I can make all my Denny's favourites at home.
  All in all, a fine end to the first Das Büs trip.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Chef's Hat (with insults written on the inside), Cooks' Training Program Evaluation Booklet, Cooks' Quick Reference Guide, "Stacey" Pin

Denny's #1082 Centerville, Ohio 6-Jul-96, 8:15pm EDT 6270 Far Hills Road, I-675 & Rt. 48 (513) 434-2230

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Kasey Princell
• Wait-person(s): Joseph and Heather
• What we ate: Free Samples of Barq's Root Beer
• After the rather dismal Denny's in Miamisburg, we all went to Adventure Golf in Centerville. After an especially adventurous game, we headed off to this Denny's and quickly found it to be the best one so far in this project. First off, it was the first Denny's I've visited that served alcohol. Secondly, they were friendly as all git-out right from the start, even though we said we weren't eating anything. They explained that they were bored out of their minds with the same-old same-old and that we were a burst of refreshment for them. Not only did they give us several free samples of root beer, and not only did they give us some Magic School Bus cups, but they gave us their very own Root Beer Float pins right off of their shirts. They also got a big kick out of the bus. Next time we plan on getting their shirts, too. (wink, wink)
• WAY: Yes - Nate (server)
• Free Stuff: Nestea coasters, Magic School Bus cups, Barq's Root Beer, RB Float pins, RB Float bumper sticker

Denny's #1214 Cincinnati, Ohio 18-Feb-96, 11:30pm 9350 Colerain Ave, across from Northgate Mall (513) 385-xxxx

• Attendees: P7A77, J-R Little, Josh Wyen, Chris Roehl
• Wait-person(s): Undetermined
• What we ate: Coffee
• This is the visit that started it all. I thought it might be fun to stop at all the Denny's on the way from Oxford, Ohio, to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Little did I know what I was getting myself into. We started off our trip light, just stopping for coffee and cigarettes. Much to our merriment, there was a corner booth full of local counter-culture youth, which inspired us to get our photo taken. Lucky they were there to give us the idea, else this journal not be as visually-enhanced as it is.
• WAY: Yes ("Jim? He ain't no manager. He thinks he is, but he ain't.")
• Free Stuff: Denny's Travel Directory

Denny's #0866 Cincinnati, Ohio 14-Feb-97, 9:50pm EST 3320 Highland Ave., off I-71 at Ridge Ave. N (513) 731-5751

• Attendees: P7A77, Adder, Dan Mess, Aaron Yonka
• Wait-person(s): Teresa, Dietra
• What we ate: P7A77 - Charlston Chicken Sandwich, Seasoned Fries w/BBQ Sauce, Coffee, Water; Adder - Moons Over My Hammy, Coffee, Water; Dan - Delidinger, Biscuits and Gravy, Coffee, Water; Aaron - Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs (scrambled) with lots of pepper, White Toast, Large Orange Juice, Water
• Before moving to Arizona permanently, I paid one last visit to my alma mater. Besides, I still had one Denny's left in Cincinnati to hit. At first, the waitstaff was great, but our favorable opinion of them was quickly diluted by the fact that they never refilled our coffee. Thankfully, all was not lost. They eventually made a fresh pot just for us. Ain't they sweet?
  Adder, Aaron, and I have a friend who goes by the moniker "Ox". Ox is a spiffy fellow; in fact, OX ROX!!! While sitting at the restaurant, we made up all sorts of Ox jokes. Here are a few of them:
  • What does Ox keep stuff in? OX BOX!!!
  • Whom does Ox coach for football? OX JOCKS!!!
  • What does Ox wear on his head for a night on the town? OX FROCKS!!!
  • What does Ox use to wash his foot coverings? OX SOCKS CLOROX!!!
  • What sort of small plants does Ox have growing around his trees? OX PHLOX!!!
  You get the idea.
  When we got up to leave, we saw that, while we had one check, it was actually split up into separate checks. Sort of an itemized single check, but it was separate. Well, we thought it was interesting.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Motel Guide, Scarf, and Drink

Denny's #6079 Cincinnati, Ohio Spring, 1996 (entry written on August 1, 1998) 595 Ohio Pike (513) 753-8587

• Attendees: P7A77, Firesign, Road Dog, Eos ("The Greek Goddess of Dawn"), Mugwump, Maia*
• Wait-person(s): ???
• What we ate: P7A77 - Moons Over My Hammy ("slop a little mayo on that!"), Coffee; Firesign - Moons Over My Hammy, Coffee; Road Dog - Coffee; Eos - Scrambled Eggs ("a little on the rubbery side"), toast ("brown with enough butter"), Orange Juice, Coffee; Mugwump - ???; Maia* - ???
• Sometimes you just get lucky. A couple of years ago I was attempting to visit all of the Cincinnati Denny's, but there was one in my Travel Guide that I just couldn't find. What was weird was that I had actually been there before and it wasn't where I would've bet money it had been. I even went to other Denny's in town and they looked at me like I had streams of blood pouring out of my ears when I asked about the Denny's on Ohio Pike. It wasn't until much later that I learned that there had indeed been a Denny's there, but it was shut down and turned into a Hooter's.
• But back to the luck. It turns out that, during one of my visits to it before it shut down, someone in my group took photos! And just last week she contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in seeing them! Yer damn tootin' right I want to see them! So not only do I get to write a review for the Lost Denny's, but I get to see a photo of Das Büs before the finished paint job. And now you can see it, too. Tho' actually, now that I think about it, there aren't any photos on these pages of the bus after the finished paint job. I suppose I should remedy that some day. But thanks to The Greek Goddess of Dawn for these wonderful photos! I'll never forget you!
• Moving on, I don't really remember much about this Denny's. But as you can tell from the photo, it was pretty funky looking inside. I remember where I sat, and that when I asked for my Moons Over My Hammy, I requested that the waitress "slop a little mayonnaise on that" (she put it on the side - damn her). And there was also some suuuuuuuuuuuuuave guy from England, who had a raincoat, a fine tailored suit, and a scarf. He looked like he just stepped out of GQ, and so was very out of place at Denny's. I think we talked with him, but I don't remember what came of it. Those of us there were pretty much either hung over or in various states of sobriety, so even with our collective recollection, that's about all we could dig up. But it sure is cool to write an entry for a Denny's that doesn't even exist any more.
• Oh, and on a side note. I called up the Denny's on Colerain to see if they could help me track down the store number for this establishment, and after a rather confusing conversation with the person who answered the phone (at first she thought I wanted the street address, then she thought I wanted the phone number, then she thought I wanted the 800 number, then she thought I wanted the address for her store... I don't think she ever realized what I was talking about), she gave the phone to her manager who basically said "that was a franchise store, and we're corporate owned, so I can't help you - goodbye." So I called up 1-800-7-DENNYS and asked if they could help me (since I had the Travel Guide, I knew the address and phone number of the store in question), and they were able to give me the information easy as pie. So if you haven't yet, be sure to give the lovely people at Denny's's PR line a ring, if for nothing else than to say hello.
• WAY: ???
• Free Stuff: ???

Denny's #0897 Dayton, Ohio 6-Jul-96, 8:55pm EDT 3630 N. Dixie (513) 274-2481

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Kasey Princell
• Wait-person(s): Shannon
• What we ate: Nothing
• Nothing really of note here. We were just passing through on our way to the big prize of the evening in Springfield. They gave us a free business card. Whoopee.
• WAY: Yes - Richard (dishwasher)
• Free Stuff: Business Card

Denny's #6279 Dayton, Ohio 6-Jul-96, 6279pm EDT 7901 Brandt Pike (513) 237-1790

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Kasey Princell
• Wait-person(s): Wendy
• What we ate: Nothing
• Still on our way to Springfield. Kasey and J-R had been drinking all night and were starting to get sort of annoying.
• WAY: Undetermined
• Free Stuff: OJ Carafe Insert, RB Float Pin

Denny's #0611 Dayton, Ohio 6-Jul-96, 10:00pm EDT 1135 S. Main, across from Montgomery Fairgrounds (513) 228-2716

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Kasey Princell
• Wait-person(s): Julie
• What we ate: P7A77 - Delidinger, Hash Browns, Coffee; Adder - Southern Slam, Eggs Scrambled; J-R - Club Sandwich; Kasey - Ultimate Omelet, Biscuit, Coffee
• The goal was to go to the Springfield Denny's and then to Rocky Horror in Dayton, but the bus started to overheat on the way, so we had to cut our trip short. We were already running late, and since I was performing that night in the show, we couldn't afford to waste time. We decided to go to Springfield another time, and went to this Denny's instead (which we were planning on going to after the show). The whole staff was in some sort of crazy goofy mood. They were very friendly and let me call Mary the manager in Springfield to let her know that we wouldn't be able to be there that night (she was waiting for us). When she found out who we were calling, Julie (out waitress) raved and raved about her (Mary). A different Mary - this one a trainer at this Denny's - turned out to be the sister of Susan at the Centerville Denny's. It's all just one big happy family. Our Weird Al of the evening, Tina (who is also our first female Al), apparently had dropped a sandwich in some split pea soup earlier in the evening. Mary (the trainer) also dropped and broke a glass while we were there. If you go to this Denny's, don't take anything valuable with you.
  The whole staff was greatly amused by our quest. As it turns out, the Centerville Denny's had phoned ahead to let them know that we would be there after Rocky Horror (which was our original plan), and they were surprised to see us there so early. (always keep 'em guessing, that's what I say) They dubbed us "Denny's Bums" and gave us nothing but a friendly attitude and great service.
• WAY: Yes - Tina
• Free Stuff: Undetermined (I forgot to write it down)

Denny's #6219 Delaware, Ohio 1-Dec-96, 8:00pm EST 1003 Us. Hwy 23 N. (614) 369-4425

• Attendees: P7A77
• Wait-person(s): Gilbert (manager)
• What we ate: Nothing
• The person I originally spoke to pawned me off to the manager (Gilbert) shortly after I told her what I was doing. Gilbert was generally unamused until I asked for free stuff, at which point he chuckled. I think it was because he then fully understood my little scam. At first I thought he was going to give me a chef's baseball Denny's cap, but he gave me a cook tie clip and a Minute Maid pin. Ah, well. Maybe next time.
• WAY: Undetermined
• Free Stuff: Cook Tie Clip, Minute Maid Pin

Denny's #1256 Fairfield, Ohio 14-Aug-96, 9:05pm EDT 5590 Dixie Highway, 3 Miles North of Forest Fair Mall (513) 874-5030

• Attendees: P7A77
• Wait-person(s): Tim (manager)
• What we ate: Nothing
• I tried to get Tim to give me some free hologram baseball cards. He gave me a table display advertizing them. Works for me.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Hologram Baseball Card Display

Denny's #6273 Huron, Ohio 27-Nov-96, 4:15pm EST 2109 Cleveland Rd. W (419) 433-6267

• Attendees: P7A77
• Wait-person(s): Shelby
• What we ate: P7A77 - Coffee
• Over Thanksgiving weekend, I went to Washington, DC, to meet up with some friends and eat some turkeys (or was it the other way around?). Unfortunately, the easiest and quickest way to DC from Toledo, Ohio, is via the turnpikes, and anyone who knows the Ohio and Penna Pikes knows that they're Big Boy territory. So, to increase my chances of hiting some Denny's, I took Rt. 2 from Toledo to Cleveland. Plus, that way I was able to see more nuclear power plants.
  The first Denny's I got to was in lovely Huron, Ohio. I cannot even hope to be able to accurately express the pure concentrated bliss that coarsed through my veins as I spotted the Denny's sign from the highway. There it was. The sign on the highway was brand-spankin'-sparklin'-new, too. But, when I spotted the actual restaurant, I saw that the logo on the store was the old style, which excited me even more.
  When I entered the restaurant, there was only one other customer there, and she was off in a booth reading a book or something. I sat down at the counter, ordered my black coffee (which arrived in a mug sporting the old logo), and proceded to chat with Shelby, my waitress. She told me that she had been there for an hour and that I was her first customer, indicating that the person in the booth had been there even longer. It must've been a good book.
  Shelby was not one who was in love with Denny's. In fact, I doubt she even liked Denny's. She told me that she had been working there for three years. At first, I thought she then told me that she was fifteen years old (meaning that she started working there when she was twelve), but after a few confusing comments, it was revealed that she started working there when she was fifteen. I still think she had been violating some sort of child labor law, though. No matter, she was perfectly legal when I was there, in every sense of the word. That is, she was legal in every sense of the word; I wasn't "there" in every sense of the word. Get your minds out of the gutter, you damn sex-starved cradle-robbers.
  Even though there was only one person in the restaurant when I arrived, there were thirteen other people when I left, including a cook named Jason who was sitting at the counter with me.
  All in all, a fairly positive Denny's experience, and some damn fine coffee to boot.
• WAY: No (not for at least 3 years)
• Free Stuff: Senior's Discount Card

Denny's #0718 Miamisburg, Ohio 6-Jul-96, 5:50pm EDT 7990 Springsboro Pike, next to Dayton Mall (513) 433-5056

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Kasey Princell
• Wait-person(s): Tanya
• What we ate: P7A77 - Seasoned Fries with BBQ Sauce, Root Beer with Cherry Sauce; Adder - Southern Slam, Eggs Scrambled, Water; J-R - Root Beer Float, Fries (split with Kasey); Kasey - Root Beer Float, Fries (split with J-R)
• This was the first Denny's trip in over three months, so we were rather excited about it. Unfortunately, the staff at Denny's didn't seem to share our enthusiasm. We all knew what we wanted to eat (of course), but the hostess ignored my request to not have a menu. I tried to ask her a few questions, but she didn't seem too inclined to answer them. Tanya, our waitress, was a bit friendlier, as she had only been working there a week and didn't know any better. We made her slightly nervous. For some undisclosed reason, we had quite an extensive wait before we saw even our beverages. It should be noted that the waitress did not approve of my particular blend of root beer and cherry sauce. This disapproval was exemplified by the fact that she charged me SIXTY FIVE cents for the cherry sauce. I've always gotten it for free and wasn't able to talk them out of charging me. To their credit, they did get a bit friendlier towards the end, even though they still charged me for the cherry sauce. They refused to give us anything for free, so we took a discarded steel pole (with some concrete still on the end) that was sitting by the dumpster.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Pole (stolen)

Denny's #6259 North Baltimore, Ohio 31-Mar-96, 9:10pm EST 13081 Deshler Rd., off I-75 (419) 257-2209

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Aaron T. Porter, Kasey Princell, Chris Roehl, Dan Springer, Kristen VonGruben, Anne Wooster, Josh "The Bear" Wyen
• Wait-person(s): Jamie (supervisor)
• What we ate: Nothing
• This Denny's had a fairly cool atmosphere to it. It was definitely a Trucker's Denny's. They even had a huge-ass parking lot in the back for trucks (or busses) to turn around in. Apparantly earlier in the day, some famous race-car driver was there signing autographed pictures. Plus, we found out that some Denny's have a special "Truckers Meal", and that this Denny's is the one that prints up the "buy six get one free" cards. If that weren't enough, the lobby reeked of pot smoke.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: "Truckers Meal" Card, Autographed Picture of some famous race-car driver

Denny's #6658 Rossford, Ohio 31-Mar-96, 7:30pm EST 1122 Buck Rd. (419) 666-4774

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Aaron T. Porter, Kasey Princell, Chris Roehl, Dan Springer, Kristen VonGruben, Anne Wooster, Josh "The Bear" Wyen
• Wait-person(s): Dee
• What we ate: Nothing
• They were somewhat busy and understaffed here, but that's still no reason to be rude. They didn't give me anything.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Dinner Menu Insert (stolen)

Denny's #0853 Springfield, Ohio 13-Jul-96, 10:00pm EDT 2209 S. Limestone St. (513) 324-3320

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Phil Stewart, JT Tartarra, Jan Warren, Rachel Weidinger, Josh Wyen
• Wait-person(s): Kera and Carol
• What we ate: P7A77 - Super Bird, Seasoned Fries with BBQ Sauce, Root Beer with Cherry Sauce, Coffee; Adder - Southern Slam, Eggs Scrambled, Coke; J-R - Denny Burger Combo, Seasoned Fries, Caesar Salad, Sprite; Phil - Shrimp Dinner, Corn, Water; JT - Play It Again Slam, Eggs Over Easy, Hash Browns, Large Orange Juice; Jan - Denny Burger Combo, Garden Salad with Ranch Dressing, Water; Rachel - Grilled Cheese, Fries, Vegetable Soup, French Vanilla Coffee; Josh - Super Bird with Extra Tomato, Seasoned Fries with BBQ Sauce, Coffee, Water
• We finally made it to Springfield! Better late than never, I suppose. We loaded the bus up with a fresh crowd, went to Adventure Golf again, then headed straight to Springfield - no stops. Mary (the manager) was wise this time and didn't wait there for us, so we tried to give her a call. Unfortunately, the hostess (Kera) wouldn't give me Mary's phone number. I suppose that wise for security reasons, but I'm a nice enough guy. No matter, because Carol (our waitress, who bore a striking resemblance to Phil Donahue) knew what was up and gave Mary a call.
  This is an old-style Denny's (the best kind, as far as I'm concerned), and the staff reflected that sort of charm that you expect to go along with that. Once Mary showed up, she took us all to the back of the store where she presented us with not one toilet.. not two toilets.. but two toilets AND a sink. Wow. They had recently remodeled the employee washroom and had this stuff lying around. Mary and her friend (who went by the moniker "Truck") were both good ol' Harley-Davidson kind of folks. As if the toilets weren't enough, the whole trip was worth it just to hear a large bearded man wearing a Harley shirt and named 'Truck" say something to the effect of "I wanna see this online soon." Break those stereotypes! Yee-ha! All kidding aside, I'm the last one to judge by appearance (unless the appearance is that of a clean-cut beer-drinkin' date-rapin' frat-boy type, but hey.. nobody's perfect), and Mary and Truck were both great. (Plus, I know they're going to read this, and Truck is significantly larger than I am.)
  It should also be noted that the sausage and gravy were very good (according to Adder), and this Denny's actually had parsley (a garnish that is becoming increasingly rare at Denny's).
• WAY: Undetermined
• Free Stuff: two toilets and a sink

Denny's #1584 St. Clairsville, Ohio 1-Dec-96, 4:30pm EST 68296 Red Roof Lane, I-70 exit Mall Rd. (614) 695-2036

• Attendees: P7A77
• Wait-person(s): Noelle
• What we ate: Nothing
• The only thing notable about this Denny's is that I didn't realize it was the last sign of life for about 40 miles, and almost ran out of gas looking for an ATM a bit further down the road.
• WAY: Yes (cook)
• Free Stuff: Santa Pin

Denny's #6657 Toledo, Ohio 31-Mar-96, 6:30pm EST 5125 Monroe Street, near Franklin Park Mall (419) 885-2922

• Attendees: P7A77, John "Adder" Fink, J-R Little, Aaron T. Porter, Kasey Princell, Chris Roehl, Dan Springer, Kristen VonGruben, Anne Wooster, Josh "The Bear" Wyen
• Wait-person(s): Ireta
• What we ate: P7A77 - Super Bird, Seasoned Fries with BBQ Sauce, Coffee; John - Souther Slam, Hash Browns with Onions, Coffee; J-R - Mexican Omelette, Biscuit, Fries, Sprite; Aaron - Grand Slam (eggs Sunny Side Up), Wheat Toast, Coffee, Milk; Kasey - Ultimate Omelette, Biscuit; Chris - Grilled Cheese, Coke; Dan - Beef Vegetable Soup, Fries, Coke; Kristen - Chicken Strips, Hash Browns ("Slattered and Smothered"), Iced Tea with Lemon; Anne - Seasoned Fries, Lemonade; Josh "The Bear" Wyen - Grand Slam (eggs scrambled, all sausage)
• This is the Denny's I used to work at, and it's also the first one that Das Büs visited, so it had special meaning for me. I was happy that the four original players of Project:Denny's (P7A77, J-R, Chris, and Josh) were all present for this visit.
  All of the staff was different than it was when I worked there... except for Roy. I'm convinced that Roy came with the building. The man never ages, either. He even remembered me. The waitress, Ireta, also rocked. She offered to give us separate checks. We didn't even have to ask. I've even had some places refuse to give separate checks before.
  Amusement was to be had all over this Denny's. Aside from the wonderful quarter-machines in the lobby ("Give me a quarter! I love quarters! I tell your fortune for a quarter!"), there was a bus boy there who even I thought was a bit goofy-looking. He was goofy-looking on his own, but what did it was the hair. At first it looked like a bowl cut, but when he moved, you could see that all but the very top of his head was shaved. That, combined with his general goofy appearance, was good, but what did it for me was the rat-tail in the back.
  Another great feature about this particular Denny's is the sign outside. It's the oldest logo I've ever seen. It's sort of like the logo that's slowly being replaced by the crappy new one, but more psychadellic. Ah, hell, you can see for yourselves in the picture.
• WAY: Yes (Johnnie - Cook)
• Free Stuff: Chef's Tie and Tie Clip

Denny's #6659 Toledo, Ohio 23-Sep-96, 11:00pm EDT 3302 Secor Rd., near I-475 (419) 531-1190

• Attendees: P7A77, J-R Little, Damian Krabill, Chastity Armola
• Wait-person(s): Stacey
• What we ate: P7A77 - Seasoned Fries w/BBQ Sauce, Coffee, Water; J-R - Patty Melt, Mayo on Side, Fries, Root Beer w/Cherry Sauce; Damian - Denny Burger, Fries, Raspberry Iced Tea; Chastity - Bacon-Swiss Burger, Fries, Hot Chocolate
• Okay. So there was only one Denny's on this "trip", but it was the last one in the Toledo area that I hadn't gone to for this project, and it was after a "Weird Al" concert, dammit.
  Since we ran out of film before we got to the Denny's, the photo is of J-R and myself with some musician-type before the show. He said he played some kind of stringed instrument, but he looked rather shifty to me. Also before the show is when we met up with Damian and Chastity (how's that for contrast in names?). The way we met him was that J-R and I were commenting on how some of the Al concert T-shirts were fit to be worn by Alternateens, and we heard behind us someone quote a line from the Wally Pleasant song "Alternateen". We turned around and, lo and behold, there was a guy (Damian) wearing a Wally Pleasant t-shirt! So, after the show, Damian and Chastity followed Das Büs to Denny's.
  To make up for the fact that there is no actual photo from this Denny's here (it looks like most every other old-style Denny's in the midwest - trust me on this one), I'll make up for it with lots of photos from the concert.
  By the way, it was a pretty good Denny's experience, too. The waitress was fun-loving and gave us a free baseball card. Plus, there was a "Weird Al" working there. It couldn't have been more perfect of an evening.
  • Al signing a parking ticket from Das Büs (photo by Damian)
  • J-R and P7A77 with one of the caterers
  • J-R with the head caterer
  • Like a Surgeon
  • Al singing
  • Smells Like Nirvana
  • Fat
  • Al with his accordian (Steve in the background)
  • Encore! (the whole band)
• WAY: Yes (John - Server)
• Free Stuff: Tony Gwynn Hologram Baseball Card (with 3.5 seconds of actual game action)

Denny's #1432 Westerville, Ohio 1-Dec-96, 7:00pm EST 23 Huber Village Blvd., I-270 exti Rt. 3 N. (614) 882-5599

• Attendees: P7A77, Jern Scudiere, Josh (formerly "The Bear") Wyen
• Wait-person(s): Michelle
• What we ate: P7A77 - Moons Over My Hammy, Hashbrowns, Coffee; Jern - Super Bird w/American Cheese (no Swiss), Fries, Lemonade; Josh - Farmer's Omelet Special, Hashbrowns, Biscuit, Coffee
• Josh and Jern had spent Thanksgiving in Cleveland, and were planning on going through Columbus on their way back to Cincinnati at the same time that I was going through on my way back to Toledo. They got there an hour early. I got there an hour late. I was able to phone ahead, though, and the friendly Denny's staff relayed my message so that they'd wait for me. And they did. They're so sweet that way.
  As to the food... Josh: "Damn tasty. I had to shit twice." Jern: "The Super Bird was, indeed, a super bird." P7A77: "This coffee has a strange film on it."
  I should note that this Denny's is located in one of the cities that the movie Heathers was based on. I felt like doing something nasty to some high school prep kids as I was leaving, but I think that's due more to the fact that I usually feel that way than to the location of the Denny's.
• WAY: No
• Free Stuff: Melts & Malts Menu

Denny's #6404 Withamsville, Ohio 14-Aug-96, 7:40pm EDT 595 Ohio Pike (513) 753-8587

• Attendees: P7A77
• Wait-person(s): Kim and Allen
• What we ate: Grand Slam, Eggs Scrambled, Coffee
• Since I had no luck on the way to Virginia Beach, I took a slightly different route on the way home so that I would hit a couple that I knew about. It was still quite a long drive between Denny's, though. They were all nice and friendly and wondered a bit about the bus. Kim answered my questions and Allen, the manager, waited on me. Allen seemed a bit overly concerned with the coffee. Actually, he kept trying to sell me on Perkin's coffee. I think he may have had a bit too much his own self. The pancakes were a bit undercooked and chewy, but I didn't mind too much since Grand Slams are only $1.99 during the day. Boy was I surprised when I got to the register and found that this Denny's charges full price for them after 4pm. Most places change the price at 10pm. Stinking bastards.
• WAY: Used to
• Free Stuff: "D-Ring" (cook's tie clip)

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